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绌

chù

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Definitions

  1. 1. crimson silk
  2. 2. deficiency
  3. 3. to stitch

Words Containing 绌

岁计余绌
suì jì yú chù

annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)

左支右绌
zuǒ zhī yòu chù

to be in straitened circumstances

心余力绌
xīn yú lì chù

see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú]

相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù

to pale by comparison (idiom)

紧绌
jǐn chù

supply shortage